Universal and Nintendo Share First Details on Theme Park Partnership

Guests will soon enter an entire realm filled with iconic Nintendo excitement, gameplay, heroes and villains at three Universal theme parks around the globe. They will step into a larger-than-life Nintendo adventure where gigantic Piranha Plants spring to life, question blocks, power-ups and more surround them, and Mario and all his friends are there to pull them into a brand-new world.

The creative visionaries behind Nintendo’s legendary worlds and characters are working together with the creative teams behind Universal’s blockbuster theme park attractions. Their goal: to bring the characters, action and adventure of Nintendo video games to life within Universal theme parks in new and innovative ways that capture what makes them so special. All of the adventure, fun and whimsy guests experience through a screen will now be all around them – in breathtakingly authentic ways.

**These will be expansive, immersive and interactive. They will be highly themed and authentic environments filled with multiple attractions, shops and restaurants.

**Guests will feel as if they are playing inside their favorite games – this time in real life.

**There will be something for everyone – regardless of their age or gaming experience level.

**Planning and creative work on these areas is well underway; they will open separately over the next several years.

The new themed areas come as the result of a global partnership between Universal Parks & Resorts and Nintendo – two icons of the entertainment world. Universal theme parks create incredibly popular family entertainment experiences for millions of people based on compelling characters, stories and innovative technology. Nintendo creates remarkable and imaginative games filled with captivating stories and beloved characters.

Each Universal theme park will announce details of its specific Nintendo areas. The first such announcement will come soon.